Cooperative Bank of Oromia Vacancy 2026 – 6 Senior and Principal IT Positions

Employer: Cooperative Bank of Oromia (Coopbank)
Job Category: Banking Jobs / Information Technology Jobs
Duty Station: Head Office, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Application Deadline: October 27, 2026
Number of Positions: 6
Application Method: Online through the bank's recruitment platform
Official Careers Page: https://coopbankoromia.com.et/careers/

About Cooperative Bank of Oromia

Cooperative Bank of Oromia (Coopbank) is an Ethiopian financial institution serving individual customers, cooperatives, businesses, institutions, and diaspora customers. The Bank provides retail, cooperative, institutional, and interest-free banking services.

Coopbank is seeking experienced IT professionals to fill six positions in data analytics, systems engineering, DevOps, database administration, and enterprise systems architecture.

Qualified candidates with the required educational background, professional experience, and technical expertise are encouraged to review the requirements and apply for the position that best matches their qualifications.

Position 1: Senior Data Analyst

Requisition ID: 5284
Department: Information Systems Office – Data Management and Analytics
Reports To: Manager, Data Analytics
Duty Station: Head Office, Addis Ababa
Minimum Experience: 5 years

Educational Qualifications

BSc or MSc degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Computer Engineering, Information System Management, Statistics, or a related field.

Work Experience

• At least five years of relevant, demonstrated experience in data management and reporting.
• Previous experience as a Junior Data Analyst or in a related position is an advantage.

Required Technical Skills

• Proficiency in SQL and Python is mandatory; knowledge of R and Scala is advantageous.
• Experience with business intelligence tools such as Power BI, Tableau, Qlik, Looker, OBIEE, or Sisense.
• Strong statistical analysis, data modelling, and data mining skills.
• Experience developing ETL processes and automated data pipelines.
• Knowledge of PostgreSQL, MySQL, NoSQL databases, and data warehouse technologies.
• Familiarity with Hadoop, Spark, Kafka, and other big data technologies.
• Understanding of machine learning and predictive modelling.
• Excellent analytical, communication, presentation, and problem-solving skills.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage data analysis projects from data collection to delivery of actionable insights.
• Develop analytical strategies that support business decision-making.
• Design and implement data models, ETL processes, and data pipelines.
• Develop and maintain dashboards, reports, and analytical solutions.
• Conduct statistical analysis and identify business trends.
• Improve data validation, collection, and data quality processes.
• Collaborate with departments to identify data-driven business opportunities.
• Mentor junior analysts and provide technical guidance.
• Keep up to date with emerging data analytics technologies and practices.

Position 2: Senior System Engineer

Requisition ID: 5292
Duty Station: Head Office, Addis Ababa
Minimum Experience: 5 years of progressive IT experience

Educational Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Information Systems, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related discipline.

A relevant master's degree is an advantage.

Work Experience

• At least five years of progressive experience in enterprise systems or infrastructure engineering.
• At least two years of hands-on experience with IBM, VMware, Nutanix, or cloud infrastructure.
• Banking or financial institution experience is preferred.

Professional Certification

At least one relevant professional certification in an area such as IBM systems or storage, VMware, Nutanix, cloud architecture, Kubernetes, DevOps, systems administration, or ITIL 4 Foundation is required.

Required Skills

• Enterprise systems, virtualization, cloud platforms, and infrastructure administration.
• Integration of computing, storage, networking, and identity services.
• Infrastructure performance monitoring, capacity planning, and troubleshooting.
• Security hardening, patch management, and vulnerability remediation.
• High availability, backup, replication, and disaster recovery.
• Infrastructure automation and technical documentation.
• Incident management, teamwork, and mentoring.

Key Responsibilities

• Implement, configure, and maintain enterprise computing and virtualization platforms.
• Administer operating systems, clusters, and infrastructure resources.
• Monitor infrastructure performance, availability, and capacity.
• Lead complex incident investigations and root-cause analysis.
• Plan and execute infrastructure upgrades, migrations, patching, and maintenance.
• Apply security standards and maintain compliance documentation.
• Implement and test high-availability and disaster recovery solutions.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning, health checks, and reporting.
• Maintain technical documentation, configurations, and recovery procedures.
• Mentor junior engineers and coordinate technical activities with vendors and internal teams.

Position 3: Senior DevOps Engineer

Requisition ID: 5299
Duty Station: Head Office, Addis Ababa
Minimum Experience: 5 years of progressive IT experience

Educational Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Information Systems, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related discipline.

Work Experience

• At least five years of progressive experience in software engineering, systems engineering, or DevOps.
• At least three years of experience in DevOps, platform engineering, or site reliability engineering.
• Practical experience supporting production deployments for critical applications.
• Banking or financial institution experience is preferred.

Professional Certifications

Relevant certifications are preferred, including Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA), Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS), Red Hat OpenShift Administration, AWS DevOps Engineer – Professional, Microsoft DevOps Engineer Expert, or ITIL 4 Foundation.

Required Skills

• CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitLab CI, or Azure DevOps.
• Git, Docker, Kubernetes, and container platforms.
• Terraform, Ansible, Helm, and infrastructure as code.
• GitOps, DevSecOps, and automated security testing.
• Blue-green and canary deployment strategies.
• Monitoring, logging, tracing, and alerting systems.
• Scripting, automation, troubleshooting, and incident management.
• Technical leadership, communication, and mentoring.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain secure enterprise CI/CD pipelines.
• Integrate automated testing, security scanning, and deployment processes.
• Build, operate, and secure Kubernetes and container environments.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration management.
• Implement GitOps practices and standardized deployment workflows.
• Establish secure release management and version-control procedures.
• Monitor application and platform reliability and performance.
• Lead investigations into deployment and infrastructure incidents.
• Ensure compliance with security, change management, and audit requirements.
• Develop reusable pipeline templates, technical documentation, and operational runbooks.
• Mentor DevOps engineers and promote automation across technical teams.

Position 4: Principal Database Administrator

Requisition ID: 5282
Duty Station: Head Office, Addis Ababa
Minimum Experience: 6 years

Educational Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, or a related discipline. A master's degree is preferred.

Work Experience

• At least six years of progressive database administration experience.
• At least two years in a senior-level database administration role.
• Experience supporting mission-critical production databases, preferably in banking or another regulated environment.

Professional Certifications

Certifications such as Oracle Certified Professional (OCP), PostgreSQL professional certification, or MySQL Database Administrator certification are advantageous.

Required Skills

• Advanced expertise in at least one major database platform, such as Oracle, and practical knowledge of at least two additional platforms, including PostgreSQL, SQL Server, MySQL, or MongoDB.
• SQL optimization, performance tuning, workload analysis, and database troubleshooting.
• High availability, replication, backup, disaster recovery, and point-in-time recovery.
• Database security, encryption, privileged access, auditing, and regulatory compliance.
• SQL/PLSQL, Python, shell scripting, Git, Ansible, and automation tools.
• Database diagnostics and monitoring, including Oracle AWR/ASH, SQL Server Query Store, and PostgreSQL diagnostic tools.
• Cloud and hybrid databases, change data capture (CDC), data integration, and capacity management.
• Technical leadership, documentation, communication, and incident management.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and govern secure, scalable, and highly available enterprise database architectures.
• Establish database standards, configuration baselines, and engineering practices.
• Lead complex performance tuning and database reliability improvements.
• Develop and maintain high-availability and disaster recovery strategies.
• Oversee database backup security, recovery validation, and failover testing.
• Establish database security controls, access management, encryption, and auditing requirements.
• Lead database upgrades, migrations, modernization, and automation initiatives.
• Support integration with analytics platforms, data warehouses, and emerging technologies.
• Coordinate critical database incident resolution and root-cause investigations.
• Review production database changes, scripts, operational procedures, and technical designs.
• Mentor database administrators and provide technical leadership.
• Collaborate with cybersecurity, compliance, infrastructure, and application teams.

Position 5: Principal System Architect

Requisition ID: 5293
Duty Station: Head Office, Addis Ababa
Minimum Experience: 6 years

Educational Qualifications

BSc or MSc degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Computer Engineering, or a related field.

Work Experience

• At least six years of experience in infrastructure administration and operations.
• At least two years in a senior system engineering or system administration role.

Professional Certifications

At least two relevant industry certifications in areas such as Linux or Windows administration, server virtualization, HCI/PowerVM, storage and backup administration, project management, ITIL, or equivalent disciplines.

Required Skills

• Advanced knowledge of enterprise Linux, Unix, and Windows operating systems.
• Enterprise server infrastructure, storage, virtualization, backup, containerization, and cloud platforms.
• NAS/SAN, clustering, NFS, load balancing, and infrastructure security.
• CI/CD, DevOps, Agile methodologies, and configuration management.
• Ansible, Chef, shell scripting, Python, and infrastructure automation.
• Networking fundamentals, OSI layers, and TCP/IP.
• IT governance, regulatory compliance, data protection, business continuity, and disaster recovery.
• Technical architecture, leadership, mentoring, and decision-making.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise infrastructure architecture design and continuous improvement.
• Develop secure, scalable, and resilient computing, storage, virtualization, and cloud solutions.
• Establish infrastructure standards, technology roadmaps, and architectural guidelines.
• Evaluate infrastructure designs, technology options, and implementation risks.
• Oversee infrastructure installation, upgrades, integration, and operational readiness.
• Optimize infrastructure performance, availability, capacity, and cost-effectiveness.
• Lead infrastructure automation and configuration management initiatives.
• Review system designs, technology changes, and implementation plans.
• Establish operational procedures, configuration standards, and reporting mechanisms.
• Coordinate resolution of critical infrastructure incidents and service disruptions.
• Strengthen disaster recovery, data protection, and business continuity practices.
• Mentor technical teams and collaborate with internal departments and external vendors.

Position 6: Senior Database Administrator

Requisition ID: 5290
Duty Station: Head Office, Addis Ababa
Minimum Experience: 5 years

Educational Qualifications

BSc or MSc degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Computer Engineering, or a related field.

Work Experience

At least five years of relevant and demonstrated work experience.

Professional Certification

Oracle certification, such as Oracle Certified Professional (OCP), is an advantage.

Note: The supplied announcement does not include a detailed list of technical skills or responsibilities for this position. Applicants should consult the official vacancy notice for the complete requirements.

Application Deadline

October 27, 2026

Interested candidates should verify the deadline and the availability of each position through the bank's official recruitment platform before submitting an application.

How to Apply for Cooperative Bank of Oromia Jobs

Qualified applicants should apply online through the Cooperative Bank of Oromia recruitment platform.

Official careers page: https://coopbankoromia.com.et/careers/

Applicants should identify their preferred position and use the corresponding requisition ID:

Before applying, candidates should:

1. Open the official careers page and locate the relevant vacancy.
2. Confirm the job title and requisition ID.
3. Review the complete eligibility requirements.
4. Prepare the required educational credentials, professional certifications, and work experience documents.
5. Complete the online application and submit it according to the bank's instructions.

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